dodo

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A large, clumsy, flightless bird (Raphus cucullatus), formerly of the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, that has been extinct since the late 17th century.

n. Informal One who is out-of-date, as in dress or ideas.

n. Informal A stupid person; an idiot.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A large, flightless bird, Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.

n. A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A large, extinct bird (Didus ineptus), formerly inhabiting the Island of Mauritius. It had short, half-fledged wings, like those of the ostrich, and a short neck and legs; -- called also dronte. It was related to the pigeons.

from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A recently extinct bird of Mauritius, Didus ineptus, the type of the family Dididæ and suborder Didi, now usually assigned to the order Columbæ.